By Jacob Miller | Sep 09, 2025
Peak and its successful runSince launching on Steam in June, Peak has become one of 2025's biggest surprises. The cooperative exploration game was able to sell over 10 million copies before July. Peak was able to achieve this amount of copies sold, surpassing many AAAs.
The climbing and exploration gameplay makes it an entirely cooperative adventure; this, coupled with a lot of developers support, has allowed Peak to last longer in popularity. Following the large update "Mesa" in August, Patch 1.28. a is yet another layer of improvements.
Colour Blindness Mode and Balance Changes
The highlight of Patch 1.28. a is the official inclusion of Colour Blindness Mode. More than an accessibility option, Colour Blindness Mode introduced the players of Peak to a more accessible way to visually distinguish between coloured berries using patterns - especially since collecting berries is an important part of climbing, resource management, and setting up climbing routes.
The addition of this accessibility option helps broaden the game's inclusivity to a wider audience of players.
The patch also makes some balance changes around several items as well. Tornado mechanics had their balance adjusted; it turns out that the first tornado would spawn almost instantaneously, but spawns after the first one now take longer.
The rare "Tornado Hell" biome is also less common, and after you enter the TOMB, your maze blockages have a reduced chance to be accessed. The nesting eggs were given more precise weight values.
And lastly, the backpacks received new physics to avoid accidentally dropping things while engaging in backpack conversation.
Key Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements
Players can now go through the process to unlock the Endurance Badge, the freezing issue with tornado interactions has been removed, and the NPCs of the Scoutmaster and other climbs fall back to standard climbing behaviour.
All use items that have been transformed will now be visible in player hands instead of dropping to the ground.
Other fixes include the new sounds being improved to improve overall play experience, the Guidebook is improved rendering- wise on lower settings, and minor adjustments to Photosensitive Mode to reduce overall strain on users' vision.
A handful of smaller fixes included loot being un-rendered, incorrect control prompts, and visual flickers.
A step towards accessibility and stability
Patch 1.28. a is a smaller update as it pertains to the "Mesa Update" compared to the previous month. The inclusion of Colour Blindness Mode, alongside solutions to some of their long-standing bugs, only lays out their continued commitment to accessibility, as well as the overall quality within the community.
Peak continues to rise as 2025's independent darling community, that so steadily continues to provide service and attention from developers.
